Malawi vs Sweden: Changes in inventories

Malawi
22.71 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sweden
15.69 billion current LCU
in 2025
Malawi rank
54th
Sweden rank
55th

Changes in inventories over time

  • Malawi
  • Sweden
-50.0B050.0B100.0B196019922025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 22.71 billion current LCU against 15.69 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 7.02 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.

Malawi ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 32.36 million current LCU 8.03 billion current LCU 7.99 billion current LCU Sweden
1980s 72.75 million current LCU 2.95 billion current LCU 2.88 billion current LCU Sweden
1990s 630.86 million current LCU 3.29 billion current LCU 2.66 billion current LCU Sweden
2000s 8.23 billion current LCU -3.38 billion current LCU 11.60 billion current LCU Malawi
2010s 20.82 billion current LCU 22.05 billion current LCU 1.23 billion current LCU Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Malawi or Sweden?
Malawi, at 22.71 billion current LCU against 15.69 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2011.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Malawi and Sweden?
7.02 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for changes in inventories?
Malawi ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 55th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.